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How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps

by Andrew Rowe

A ten-step plan to save a world running out of time

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Awards & Recognition

  • Bestseller

    New York Times bestseller

  • Critical praise

    Praise from Matt Dinniman

    Matt Dinniman praises the book as an inventive and entertaining love letter to underdogs who played video games.

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A ten-step plan to save a world running out of time

In this LitRPG fantasy, the familiar promise of a prophesied Hero is thrown into doubt: the Demon King has already conquered more than half the world, yet the Hero is not due to return for decades. Yui Shaw decides not to wait. Her plan takes shape through game-like progression—seeking the legendary sword, gaining levels and skills, and tackling dungeons built around the Hero’s expected journey. The setup puts a would-be savior outside the usual heroic cycle, with the tension rooted in the widening gap between an old legend and an urgent present.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers who enjoy LitRPG mechanics such as classes, levels, skills, and dungeons.
  • Fans of fantasy quests centered on an unconventional would-be hero.
  • Readers interested in game-inspired adventures and a looming threat to humanity.

Themes

Self-relianceHeroism and destinyGame-like progressionA world under siege

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Book overview

"[A]n endlessly inventive and entertaining love letter to all of us underdogs who spent countless hours with a game controller in hand, daydreaming about how we would save the realm." --Matt Dinniman, New York Times bestselling author of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series

A New York Times bestselling LitRPG indie bestseller following a young woman who refuses to wait for a Hero and forges a daring, if a little unconventional, plan to save humanity herself--perfect for fans of The Legend of Zelda and Dungeon Crawler Carl.

For thousands of years, there has been a cycle: a Demon King rises and conquers, and a Hero is reborn a hundred years later to defeat him. Each time, civilizations are ground to dust beneath the Demon King's hordes, but humanity has remained secure in the belief that a Hero of legend will always save them. There's just one slight problem. It's only been twenty-three years since the Demon King's latest rise, and this time, he's already conquered more than half the world. If humanity simply waits for the Hero's return, there may be no world left for him to save.

And so, Yui Shaw sets out with an ambitious plan. A ten-step plan.

She'll find a way to obtain the Hero's legendary sword. She'll earn obscure classes, gain levels, and increase her skills. She'll travel to the meticulously crafted dungeons that seem designed for one specific Hero to complete. And, if she's truly (un)fortunate, she might even find a fairy.
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